Geocache in New Zealand triggers bombscare
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The Spindoctors
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Seriously, there's a strong message in all of this. Hiders should be very careful in the selection of hiding locations.
I can think of a few city caches that should really be reconsidered. This is not to say all city caches should be disabled, but they should certainly be re-examined in light of what happened in Auckland.
I can think of a few city caches that should really be reconsidered. This is not to say all city caches should be disabled, but they should certainly be re-examined in light of what happened in Auckland.
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Richary
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<p>That having been placed well after my last visit to Auckland about 4 years ago I don't know the location. And the name of the Square doesn't ring a bell. I guess the question of whether it was an inappropriate placement comes down to whether it was near any sort of potential terrorist target.Spindoc Bob wrote:Seriously, there's a strong message in all of this. Hiders should be very careful in the selection of hiding locations.
My office from last year was about 150m away and overlooked the cache site in question. The cache was about 40m from anything at the edge of a carpark. The closest building is a theatre, but after that there is a post office and, I think immigration? 100m away (but shielded by other buidings) then shops. You'd need a good imagination to see anything in a possible blast zone as a target.richary wrote:I guess the question of whether it was an inappropriate placement comes down to whether it was near any sort of potential terrorist target.
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More likely the police in their HQ (200m away) got excited by something unusual!
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Big Matt and Shell
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<P>Darren, I think some hiders need to also be aware of what they are doing as well. If the area is busy and you are just hanging around, your bound to attract attention. Come back later and grab the cache then. <P>In this case with CCTV coverage this was probably bound to happen but I have seen other cachers go in for a find when they should have left the cache alone and come back later! All this does in compromise the cache and while it may not be the bomb squad that finds the cache, many are muggled because of people's impatience.Spindoc Bob wrote:Seriously, there's a strong message in all of this. Hiders should be very careful in the selection of hiding locations.
I can think of a few city caches that should really be reconsidered. This is not to say all city caches should be disabled, but they should certainly be re-examined in light of what happened in Auckland.
